Modeling the Impact on South Africa’s Economy of Introducing a Carbon Tax
This paper reviews the key findings of a modeling analysis exploring the implications of the South African carbon tax. The modeling work reported in this paper differs from earlier analyses of the possible impact of a carbon tax in South Africa by...
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| Format: | Technical Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/524951480394467958/Modeling-the-impact-on-South-Africa-s-economy-of-introducing-a-carbon-tax http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25762 |
| Summary: | This paper reviews the key findings of a
modeling analysis exploring the implications of the South
African carbon tax. The modeling work reported in this paper
differs from earlier analyses of the possible impact of a
carbon tax in South Africa by more closely reflecting the
actual design features of the tax proposed by the National
Treasury of South Africa. A carbon tax, in conjunction with
the recycling of revenues, has been designed by the National
Treasury as one of the key mitigation instruments in helping
South Africa meet its international commitments to reduce
its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. |
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